Western New York
West Valley, New York
West Valley is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Cattaraugus County, part of New York's Western New York region, with about 452 residents at the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Cattaraugus
- Region
- Western New York
- Population (2020)
- 452
Local Almanac
Notes in and around West Valley
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Franklinville Tastes Like Maple Season
Franklinville's identity blends foothill settlement, Park Square, local historic districts, the Ischua Valley, and the long-running WNY Maple Festival.
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Ellicottville's Village Scale Meets Ski-Country Traffic
Ellicottville's local feel comes from a small historic village handling resort traffic and hill-country visitors.
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Machias Starts With Maple Trees and Black Salts
Machias town history begins along Ischua Creek with Maine settlers, maple trees, Holland Company land, black salts, and lumber.
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Yorkshire and Delevan Share a Northeast Cattaraugus Corner
County and local pages frame Yorkshire as the northeast Cattaraugus town where Delevan, local services, and county-edge errands meet.
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Ashford Is a Town of Hollows, Creeks, and West Valley
Ashford's story runs through Ashford Hollow, Riceville, West Valley, Cattaraugus Creek, and the town's own gateway-to-the-mountains identity.
Read this note ->Cattaraugus County · History & Culture
Allegany Has Bonaventure, the River, and the Trail
Allegany's local texture comes from the Allegheny River, St. Bonaventure University, the river valley trail, village services, and nearby mountain country.
Read this note ->Cattaraugus County · History & Culture
Salamanca Lives Within the Allegany Territory
Salamanca's city map is tied to Seneca Nation geography and the Onöhsagwë:de' Cultural Center.
Read this note ->Cattaraugus County · Home & Property
Portville Property Paperwork Has Two Useful Front Doors
Portville residents can start with Cattaraugus County for tax and assessment records, then use the town clerk for local permits and payments.
Read this note ->Cattaraugus County · History & Culture
New Albion's Roads Once Led to Cheese
New Albion's old road, ridge country, railroad station, and dairying history give the town a story beyond the better-known Cattaraugus village name.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $11–$39 per $1,000 in Cattaraugus County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $3,192–$11,754 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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